The Southern Company JR 2017B NT 77

The Southern Company, through its subsidiaries, generates, transmits, and distributes electricity. It also constructs, acquires, owns, and manages power generation assets, including renewable energy facilities, sells electricity in the wholesale market, and distributes natural gas in Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, New Jersey, Florida, Tennessee, and Maryland. The company owns and/or operates 33 hydroelectric generating stations, 29 fossil fuel generating stations, 3 nuclear generating stations, 15 combined cycle/cogeneration stations, 35 solar facilities, 8 wind facilities, 1 biomass facility, and 1 landfill gas facility. It also constructs, operates, and maintains 82,000 miles of natural gas pipelines and 14 storage facilities with total capacity of 158 Bcf. The company has 46,000 megawatts of generating capacity and 1,500 billion cubic feet of combined natural gas consumption and throughput volume, serving 9 million electric and gas utility customers. It provides products and services in distributed generation infrastructure, energy efficiency, and utility infrastructure, and offers digital wireless communications services. The Southern Company was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.